Rear view showing the QSI 583ws
camera on the 10", and the Orion Starshoot AutoGuider on the 80mm.

The
Remote Focus Contraption (RFC) built by my brother, Jerry
Wright. It is custom machined to fit the new Meade f/8 ACF
focuser. It uses a Futaba S3004 servo motor, and a Shoestring
FCUSB interface.

Closeup
view of the RFC.

The
majority of the images on this website were taken through the 4"
refractor at left, a Televue NP-101. The trailer provides a
refuge from the dew, and mosquitoes. A laptop inside the trailer
controls everything. Active USB cables connect the cameras to the
laptop. The Losmandy G11/Gemini2 mount connects to the laptop via
Ethernet cable.

A
close-up view of the QSI 583ws camera on the Televue NP-101.

The
Stellarvue SV80/9D with a new
MoonLite focuser. The mount is a iOptron ZEQ25GT. This
telescope was used mostly as guide-scope, but now I use it mostly for
observing. It has a good achromatic objective lens.

Closeup
of the new MoonLite focuser.

(
2010 )
Inside the astro-imaging trailer.

( 1969
)
Homemade 10" f/6.7 Newtonian Reflector

(
2006 )06

The
10" telescope shown in the previous photo was completely rebuilt
in 1978. The optics are the only original parts. My
grandson, Casey, is seen here posing with the
telescope at Tree Farm Campground in Springfield, Vermont, a few days
prior to the 2006 Stallafane convention. This 350 pound scope is
rarely used now.